Matty Ryan
Matty Ryan is a Chicago classic. Born, bred, and beer-battered in an Irish
neighborhood on the city’s South Side, Matty has been touring and performing
throughout Chicago and beyond for the past several years. His rapid-fire
delivery and deft takes on his burgeoning (and unwanted) adulthood, things he’s
learned from the elderly, and the fine art of the outdoor nap have made him a
favorite at showcases and clubs throughout the country. An alumnus of the
Second City, Matty has appeared at Zanies, The Laugh Factory, The Improv, and
the Hollywood Comedy Store. He currently co-produces The Blackout Diaries every
Saturday at The Lincoln Lodge, and Parlour Car every Thursday at Bar Deville;
both in Chicago. Also, please tell your parents he says hello.

Charlie Vergos
"Charlie Vergos is an easily distracted 24-year old little brother who
grew up working in his family's barbecue restaurant in Memphis, TN. He began
doing comedy there in 2009, until he saw something shiny and followed it to the
comedy scenes of New Orleans, Cape Town, back to Memphis, and now Chicago.
Charlie's energy has been described by important people as 'part-contestant on
Kids' Jeopardy, part 74-year old bluesman.' His act may or may not include
drawings, piano, juggling, off-brand Mad Libs, or getting lost on the way to
the stage.
Charlie has performed comedy in four different countries, worked in the Onion's
graphics department, served as the editorial cartoonist for two newspapers in
New Orleans, opened for Sean Patton, and won a pie-eating contest in Branson,
Missouri when he was in 5th grade (No hands). Oh, and he's really funny."

Tim Barnes"Tim Barnes
is a comic and writer from California who has worked with the creators of
comedy centrals 'Dr. Katz' on various projects.. He currently performs all over
Chicago and writes for the satirical website 'The Whiskey Journal.'

Cameron Gillette

Cameron Gillette grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, raised by excessively
conservative parents and for the first 20 years of his life was very, very
bored. Finally, at 20, he tried his first stand up open mic, and his
consciousness was awakened. He was eventually performing regularly at the
Stardome Comedy club, but quickly became frustrated with the lack of
opportunities for stage time in Alabama. Along with a group of like-minded
comedians, he started putting on shows at bars and coffee shops around the
city. After 2 years, these shows were gaining a big following. Although
Birmingham was beginning to have a comedy scene he could be proud of, he
decided he wanted to pursue comedy full-time in a big city. In January of 2010
he moved to Chicago and was quickly recognized as one of the funniest
up-and-comers up-and-coming. He has performed all over the city since then at
places like The Lincoln Lodge, The Laugh Factory, and Comedians You Should
Know.

Megan Gailey
Megan Gailey grew up in Indianapolis, the perfect town to raise a delusional
upper-middle class Midwestern socialite. With a love of flirting and
vacationing, it was a natural fit to leave the monotonous exercise schedule for
a life of stand-up.
In the past year Gailey was a finalist in NYC’s Laughing Devil Festival, a
featured performer at Just For Laughs, the Traverse City Winter Comedy Festival
and selected as one of Comedy Central’s Chicago Comics to Watch. Megan was
recently featured in Chicago Magazine for her comedic risk taking and amazing
dresses. And she has finally performed alongside enough famous people that her
older brothers no longer hate her.
Gailey is a must-have at top National Clubs like the The Laugh Factory
(Chicago), Hilarities (Cleveland) and The Comedy Club (Rochester, NY). Opening
for Brad Garrett, Kevin Nealon, Amy Schumer, Paul Reiser, Doug Benson, April
Macie and TJ Miller. Megan also loves all the stages in Chicago, performing for
fellow downtown yuppies at Comedians You Should Know and Second City, hip
Northside crowds at The Lincoln Lodge, and even for crowds that should
inherently hate her but wind up loving her at Mikey O’s Comedy Cantina.
A founding member of Chicago’s stand-up and sketch group "Your Funniest
Friends" and co-host of the Chicago comedy podcast "Naked Sports
Live" Megan works and applies makeup at a fanatical pace. She continues to
search for a rich husband, just in case.

Martin Morrow
Martin Morrow is originally from Birmingham, AL where he started doing
stand-up, improv, and belonged to an award winning sketch/stand-up hybrid
"Tubbi and Martin".
Martin has performed in clubs, colleges, and festivals all over the country
including Atlanta, Austin, Cleveland, Las Vegas, and
New York and has worked with some of the top names in comedy including Eric
Andre, Hannibal Buress, Kyle Cease, Judah Friedlander, Jamie Kennedy, Natasha
Leggero, Tim Meadows, Tig Notaro, Sean Patton, Paul Rodriguez, Craig Shoemaker,
Amy Schumer, and Baron Vaughn. Currently residing in Chicago, IL, Martin has
performed in several shows with Second City as a part of their Outreach &
Diversity ensemble in addition to being a Second City PUMA scholarship
recipient, and has put on several one man shows at The Playground Theater and
MPaact Theater, and was a season 13 cast member of the longest running
independent comedy showcase the Lincoln Lodge. His work has been featured on
the Huffington Post, was a finalist in the seventh season of the Impress These
Apes comedy competition, and performed in the 2013 Just for Laughs Festival.
Despite his accolades in comedy, Morrow is perhaps best known from his work in
the 1953 Walt Disney classic Peter Pan as Peter Pan's shadow.

About
Nathyn Gibson, HostNathyn Gibson
is the host of the ORNOT Gallery’s Comedy Showcase: Art You Can Laugh At.
Nathyn moved to Chicago last summer to pursue comedy. He also co-produces a
monthly showcase in Logan Square called Black Star Comedy and is a regular
performer in the A Night of Comedy series in Crown Point, Indiana.
"Chicago has an amazing comedy scene, and I want to be an outlet to show
what this town has to offer," said Nathyn.

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